Trellising squash and gourds?
John (Sacramento Valley, CA 9B)
3 years ago
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trellising butternut squash
Comments (7)I don't intentionally tressil any of my heavy vines, but they always climb my fence. When they do I "sling" them with really cheap knee high panty hose. I slip the fruit in the sock and tie the to to the fence. The panty hose expand with the growing squash or melon and I have yet to have one tear open. I started doing this with ones that had runs in them when I needed a quick sling, now I buy a pack at the store every year just for this purpose....See MoreGoing to try trellising Butternut squash
Comments (4)Haha.. two answers and both different :) I choose to try with just a wood frame trellis. If i need to i can add the chicken wire but i was hoping for something that looks nice and functional....See Moretrellising sweet meat winter squash
Comments (1)bump...See MoreMy follies with trellising squash
Comments (1)To me, summer squash and zucchini are not vining plants that can be trellised. Sure, they get big and sprawl but I think there is also the advantage of some additional rooting that can take place on a longer stem. I put up a wonderful, perfect trellis that was an extra concrete reinforcing panel of some sort. I had sugar snap peas planted on both sides of it. None of the vines, neither south nor north of the trellis, wanted to climb on it. I tried poking the growing tops thru the trellis but it wouldn't cooperate. Maybe they didn't like the rust. This is my second year of growing Confection winter squash, a variety I got from Johnny's since we prefer the buttercup type and the oriental versions seem sweeter and drier. At first, Confection was too dry but after a few weeks of curing it became the perfect squash. I avoid the problem of cutting its thick skin by microwaving it. I did not give any away because it was a great keeper in a box under my husband's basement workbench. A few got moldy but I think I kept one until either April or May 1 just to be a braggart. Buttercup never seemed to keep much past Thanksgiving. I am trying yard long beans this year but not sure they'll produce before frost. Trying to do succession planting so it was planted late....See MoreJohn (Sacramento Valley, CA 9B)
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